Like many other UK co-operators, the directors of CoRE50 were troubled to hear that the government were considering reducing the existing protection of the name ‘co-operative’, and felt strongly that we ought to respond:
Continue reading →I was delighted earlier this year when my supervisors told me an opportunity had come up for me to go on a trip to Freiburg in Germany; an exemplar city for environmental sustainability. They also told me I had to finish a thesis chapter before … Continue reading →
Today, representatives from CoRE50 and E.ON joined with students from three local schools to celebrate the introduction of renewable energy to Ackers Adventure. Together, they enjoyed E.ON’s interactive ‘Town of Total Darkness’ performance and investigated the photovoltaic system, which will save Ackers Adventure £400 per … Continue reading →
After nine months of planning and a successful project under our belts, we were really pleased to be highly commended in the Social Enterprise West Midlands awards, in the Planet category. This was our first award, so we were very pleased – and hope to … Continue reading →
by Claire Spencer We are delighted to announce the completion of our first renewables project as CoRE50: the installation of 10kW of photovoltaic panels on the roof of the Ackers Adventure activity centre. For those of you who don’t know it, Ackers is a place where local … Continue reading →